Wire clamp



April 29, 1924.

L. S. DOAN WIRE CLAMP Filed Feb. 27 1923 Patented Apr. 29, 1924..

PATENT OFFICE.

LUKE S. DOAN, F BEDFORD, MISSOURI.

WIRE CLAMP.

Application filed February 27, 1923. Serial No. 621,606.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUKE S. DOAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bedford, in the county of Livingston and State oflklissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WireClamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a grip designed primarily for use in connectionwith any make or type of wire stretcher for holding a fence wire whentensioning the same in the construction of a wire fence, said grip beingsimple and durable in construction and effective in operation and easyof manipulation both in the gripping and the releasing of a fence wire.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood.

hile the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to beunderstood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions andrequirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature ofthe invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of theapplication:

Figure 1 is a side view of a wire clamp en'ibodying the invention, thefull lines showing the gripping jaw open and the dotted lines the closedposition thereof,

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the device, and

Figure 3 an end View thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the several ,views of the drawings by likereference characters.

The clamp comprises a bar 1 preferably tapering throughout its lengthand having its tail upturned as indicated at 2 and apertured for thepassage of a link 3. A lug 4 at the head of the bar 1 is disposed to oneside thereof and is provided with a laterally extending pivot stud 5,upon which is mounted a jaw 6 whose gripping face is of cam formation.The forward end of the link 3 loosely engages the rear end of thepivoted jaw 6 and the parts are so disposed that when the link 3 issubjected to a pulling force, the jaw 6 closes upon the bar 1 and gripsa wire or other article placed between the jaw and bar. A guard 7 at theouter side of the jaw 6 projects beyond the gripping face thereof so asto overlap the side of the bar 1 and prevent lateral displacement of thewire or other article gripped between the jaw 6 and bar 1.

In practice, the wire or other article to be stretched is grippedbetween the jaw 6 and bar 1 and the stretcher is applied to the outerend of the link 3, the gripping action of the jaw 6 being proportionateto the pulling force applied to the link 3. It will be understood thatthe article is extremely simple in construction, durable, and easy ofoperation both in applying the same to or removing it from the work.

What is claimed is:

A wire clamp consisting of a bar upturned at one end and having anopening through the upturned portion, an upwardly extending lug at theother end of the bar offset from its upper surface, a jaw directly oversaid surface to clamp a wire thereagainst. means pivoting said jaw tosaid lug, a draw link slidably disposed through said opening, and saidlink being loosely connected to the adjacent end of said jaw.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

LUKE S. DOAN. Witnesses:

LLOYD CRACKENBERGER, O. NORRIS.

